Vertically align numbers with Larger Number on top:
| 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| − | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Subtract using place value:
| Hundreds | Tens | Ones | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | |||
| 4 | 10 | 10 | |
| 500 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 144 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Difference | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Column traversal from right to left
Ones column:
Ones column:
- Since 0 is less than 4, we have to borrow 1 from the Tens column
- As a result, 0 becomes 10, and 10 − 4 = 6
- The 0 in the Tens column becomes 9 after borrowing 1 from its regrouped value of 10
Tens column:
- 9 − 4 = 5
- Because it was the first nonzero digit to the left of the 0 in the Ones column, the 5 in the Hundreds column became 4 after 1 was borrowed for the purpose of regrouping the 0 in the Tens column (borrowing across a 0)
Hundreds column:
- 4 − 1 = 3
| 9 | |||
| 4 | 10 | 10 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| − | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | 5 | 6 |
Therefore, the Difference between 500 and 144 is 356
Check computation by comparing Larger Number and the Sum of Difference and Smaller Number:
| 1 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
Sum of Difference and Smaller Number = 500
Sum of Difference and Smaller Number = Larger Number (500 = 500) ✓
